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CRICH WAR MEMORIALS
Of course there is the famous Memorial to the Sherwood Forresters which is Crich Stand.
There are also war memorials outside St Mary's Church and memorial boards inside the church.
Memorial Cross at the Church entrance.
Front face.
| Captain | W. Else |
| Lieut. | Vernon Bowmer M.C. |
| 2nd Lieut. | H. Sargent |
| Corpls. | L. Coleman |
| T. Hartle | |
| Lce. Cpls. | G. Haslam |
| J. Lynam | |
| A. Williamson | |
| J.T. Wragg | |
| Gunner | J. Gough |
| Drivers | J.W. Byard |
| F. Buckley | |
| J. Bingham | |
| A. Rodgers | |
| W. Taylor | |
| C. Wain | |
| Sapper | G. Mellors |
North facing.
Seaman |
J. Rodgers |
| Lce. Cpl. | A. Anderson |
| Privates | E. Amatt |
| G Atkins | |
| P.W. Brann | |
E.E. Burr |
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| J. Barber | |
| J. Bowmer | |
| F. Bown | |
| J.H. Berresford | |
| W. Bunting | |
| T. Brown | |
| C. Chambers | |
| D. Cooke | |
| A. Curzon | |
| J.W. Curzon | |
| W. Curzon | |
| J. Dawes | |
| J. Donaldson | |
| C. Drury | |
| Cpl. | W. Frost |
| Pte. | W. Greenhough |
| Cpl. | W.L. Croft |
South facing.
Privates |
E Gregory |
| J.T. Gibbons | |
| G.F. Gration | |
| C. Harris | |
| C. Hartle | |
C. Holmes |
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| C. Holmes | |
| J.T. Kneebone | |
| T. Leafe | |
| H. McLarty | |
| J. Mellors | |
| J. Murphy | |
| J. Mason | |
| G. Perry | |
| J. Roe | |
| A. Ross | |
| G. P. Smith | |
| G. Shipston | |
| R. Stevenson | |
| T. Smith M.M. | |
| F. Wragg | |
| S.H. Smith | |
| L. Cpl. | F.A. Hall |
Rear face.
On the right-hand Church gate.
On the left-hand Church gate.
Crich Roll of Honour
(inside the Church)
| Alliston, 2nd Lieut. M | Bell, Spr. Walter | Greenhough, Sgt. Thos. | Hopkinson, Pte. Geo | Perry, Sgner. Geoffrey | Street, Dvr. Fred V. |
| Allwood, Pte. Arth | † Berresford, Pte. J. H. | Greenhough, Cpl. Fred | Hughes, Tel. Jas | Pierpoint, Pte. Robt. | Street, Pte. J. Edwd. |
| Allwood, Dvr. Fred | Berresford, Pte. Len | Greenhough, Spr. Chas. | † Holmes, Pte. Chas. | Porter, Pte. John | Street, Pte. Percy |
| Allwood, Gnr. Albt. | Barber, Pte. Robt. | Greenhough, Spr. John | † Holmes, Pte. C. F. | Poyser, Pte. Ralph | Sulley, Pte. John |
| † Anderson. L.Cpl. Albt | Barton, Artificer A. | † Greenhough, Pte. Vernon | Holmes, Pte. John | Poyser, Rflman. Gilbert | Swanwick, Dvr. Arth. |
| Anderson, Pte. Alfred. | Cowlishaw 2nd Lieut. A.R. | Greenhough, Spr. Jas | Hollingsworth, Pte. S. | Price, Rflman. Geo | Swindell, Dvr. Fred. |
| † Amatt, Pte. Ernest | Curzon, Flight Lieut. J. | Greenhough, Bomdr. J. | Haynes, Pte. Roger | Payne, Gnr. Joseph | Swindell, Pte. Jas |
| † Atkins, Pte. Gilbert | ✦ Curzon, Sgt. Wm. T. | Gaunt, Pte. W. | Platts, Pte. Harold | Swindell, Pte. Wm. | |
| Allsop, Pte. Thos | † Coleman, Cpl. Luke | Goodall, Spr. Jas. | Jarvis, 2nd Lieut. J. | Swindell, Pte. Saml. | |
| Allen, Pte. Ernest | Cook, L.Cpl. Wm. | Goodall, Pte. Jas. (Sen) | Radford, Sgt. George | Stocks, Pte. Fred. | |
| Cowlishaw, L.Cpl. Fred | † Gough, Gnr. John | Kneebone, Tpr. Gerald | Redfern, L.Cpl. J. Hbt. | Stocks, Pte. Albt. | |
| † Bowmer, Lieut. V. M.C. | Crowder, Bomr. A. F. | Griffin, Gnr. Dennis | † Kneebone, Pte. John T. | Russell, L.Cpl. C. H. M.M. | Sadler, Pte. Arthur |
| Bowmer, Staff Sgt. E. | Cauldwell, Sapr. H. D.C.M. | Griffith, Std (RN) Leigh | Knowles, R.M. Chas. | Rollinson, L.Cpl. Jack | Swift, Pte. J. |
| Barratt, Farrier Sgt. W | Cauldwell, Pte. John | Gretton, Pte. Ben | Key, Pte. James | Radford, Farrier H. | Straw, Pte. Walter |
| Bramall, Sgt. J.B. | † Chambers, Pte. Chas. | Greenwood, Pte. H. | Radford Sigr. (RN) A. | Taylor, Pte. Bert. | |
| Bond, L.Cpl., S. D. | Chell, Pte. John | † Gregory, Pte. Ernest | Lockey, Sgt.Ins Ern. M.M. | Radford, Pte. Thos. M.M. | Taylor, Pte. Fred |
| Bowmer, L.Cpl., Saml. | Clarke, Pte. John | Green, Pte. H. | Litchfield, L.Cpl. John | Radford, Pte. John | Taylor, Dvr. Maurice |
| Bowmer, Gnr (RN) A. | Coleman, Dvr. Edwd. | † Gibbons, Pte. J. T. | † Lynam, L.Cpl. Jack | Radford, Pte. Austen | Taylor, Pte. James |
| ✦ Bowmer, Pte. A. | Coleman, Pte. Isaac | † Gration, Pte. G. F. | Lister, L.Cpl. John | Rawson, Pte. Hy. | Taylor, Pte. Saml. |
| Bowmer, Sgnlr. Arth | Coleman, Pte. Thos. | Godrey, Pte. Fredk. | Lawrence, Miner B. H. | † Rodgers. Dvr. Amos | † Taylor, Dvr. Wm. |
| † Bowmer, Pte. John | Coleman, Gnr. Wm. M.M. | Goodall, Pte. Jos. | Leafe, Pte. James | Rodgers, Pte. George | Taylor, Dvr. T. Walter |
| Bowmer, Pte. John | † Cooke, Pte. Duncan | Heathcote, Sgt. Saml. | Lee, Pte. Arthur M. M. | Rodgers, Stoker Harry | Taylor, Dvr. Saml. |
| Bowmer, Pte. Ernest | Cooper, Pte. George | Homer, Stoker P.O. Hy. | Lee, Trp. J. Stanley | † Rodgers, A.B. Jas. | Taylor, Pte. John A. |
| Bowmer, Pte. Alfred | Cooper, Pte. Hbt. | † Hartle, Cpl. Thos. | Lee, Pte. Thos. S. | † Roe, Pte. John | Thorpe, Gnr. Wilfred |
| Bowmer, Pte. Harry | Cooper, Pte. Joseph | Hartle, Lt. E. W. | Lee, Pte. G. E. | Roe, Stoker Wm. | Tomlinson, Pte. A. B. N. |
| Bowmer, A.B. Hy. | Cowlishaw, Dvr. Arth | Hallam, L.Cpl. Wltr. | Litchfield, Pte. Abe. | † Ross, Pte. Alex | Townsend, Pte. Ezra |
| Bowmer, Pte. Ernest | Cowlishaw Pte. Geo. | Harrison, L.Cpl. Wm. | † Leafe, Pte. Thos. | Roe, Pte. Archie | Williams, Capt. James |
| Barratt, Pte. John | Crowder, Dvr. Arth | † Haslam, L.Cpl. Geo | Limb, Pte. Wm. | Roe, Pte. Wm. | Wilkinson, Sgt. David |
| † Bown, Pte. Fred | † Curzon, Pte. Alfred | Holmes, L.Cpl. Jas. | Ludlam, L.Cpl. E. | Roe, Pte. Thos | Wetton, Cpl. Walker |
| † Brann, Pte. P. W. | Curzon, Pte. Frank | ✦ Hitchcock, L.Cpl. Saml. | Ludlam, Rflman. J. C. | Radford, 3rd Air Mech F. | Walker, L.Cpl. Percy T. |
| Brown, Pte. Arthur | Curzon, Pte. Fred | † Hall, L.Cpl. Frank A. | Ludlam, Pte. Chas. | † Sargent, 2nd Lieut. Harry | † Williamson, L.Cpl. Arth. |
| Brown, Pte. D. D. | † Curzon, Pte. John W. | † Harris, Pte. Chas. | Lynam, Dvr. Samuel | Self, L.Cpl. Stephen | Woolley, L.Cpl. Chas. |
| Brown, Pte. Fred | Curzon, Pte. Samuel | Harris, Pte. Sam. | Mountney, 2nd Lieut. J. | ✦ Seals, Bomdr. G. W. | Wragg, L.Cpl. J. E. |
| Brown, Pte. W. | † Curzon, Pte. Walter | Harrison, Pte. Arthur | Macdonald, Lieut. Ian P. | Seals, Gnr. Alfred | † Wragg, L.Cpl. John T. |
Brown, Pte. Cyril |
Curzon, Gnr. Wm. | Harrison, Pte. Ernest | Mason, Sgt. Chas. | Seals, Pte. Victor J. | Wright, Dvr. S. |
| Brown, Pte. G. | Conquest, Gnr. Wm. | Harrison, L.Cpl. Hbt | Mercer, Cpl. Hbt. | Sayles, Tpr. Percy | Wass, Pte. Frank |
| † Brown, Pte. Tom | Chell, Trooper Norman | Harrison, Gnr. Robt. | Minkley, Cpl. Horace | Sellors, Dvr. G. D. | Wass, Pte. Robert |
| Beresford, Pte. Fred | Harrison, Pte. Sydney | Mellors, L.Cpl. Wltr. | Self, Dvr. Joseph | Wass, Spr. Ernest | |
| Bunting, Gnr. Geo | Dawes, Pte Hy. | Harrison, L.Cpl. A. W. | † Mellors, Spr. Geo. | Self, Pte. Chas. | † Wain, Dvr. Chas. |
| Bunting, Pte. Douglas | Dawes, Gnr. Jas. H. | Hay, Dvr. Alfred | † Mellors, Pte. John | Sheldon, Gnr. Joseph | Walker, Dvr. John T. |
| Bunting, Gnr. Thos | Dawes, Pte. W. | † Hartle, Pte. Chas. | † McLarty, L.Cpl. Hector | Sheldon, Dvr. Wm. | Whitehead, Dvr. Fred |
| Bunting, Pte. Walter | † Dawes, Pte. Joseph | Hartshorne, Pte. Isaac | Martin, Pte. A. B. | Smith, Gnr. J. Hy. | Williamson, Gnr. Geo. |
| † Bunting, Pte. Willby | Dawes, Pte. John | Hartshorne, Gnr. John | Martin, Pte. Chas. | Smith, Pte. Arth. | Wilson, Rifleman Geo. |
| Booker, Pte. Geo | Dawes, Pte. Josiah | Hartshorne, Pte. Jos. | Martin, Pte. John | Smith, Pte. Geo. C. | Wilson, Stoker Jim |
| † Burr, Pte.Wm. E. | Donaldson, Pte. Alex | Hartshorne, Pte. Thos. | Martin, Cpl. H,W. M.M. | Smith, Tpr. Fredk. J. | Woodland, Sigr. (R.N.) E. |
| Butler, Pte. Jas | † Donaldson, Pte. John | Hartshorne, Bugler W. | Mason, Pte. Wm. | Smith, Pte. Geo. P. | † Wragg, Pte. Fred |
| Byard, Pte. Jas | Drake, Pte. Wm. | Hartshorne, Pte. Wm. | Mason, Dvr. Arthur | Smith, Dvr. Jas. A. | Wragg, Pte. George |
| † Byard, Dvr. J.W. | † Drury, Pte. Chris. | Hartshorne, Pte. W. | † Mason, Pte. James | ✦ Smith, Pte. John T. | Wragg, Dvr. John |
Byard, Pte. Arthur |
Dyson, L.Cpl. Sydney N | Haslam, Pte. George | Massy, L.Cpl. Hugh | Smith, Pte. Norman | Wragg, Dvr. Saml. |
| Bainbridge, Pte. Albt. | Dixon, Gnr. Ernest | Haslam, Pte. Harold | † Murphy, Pte. James | † Smith, Pte. Saml. H. | Wragg, Gnr. Luke |
| Bates, Pte Fred | De Ridder, J. | Haslam, 3rd Writer, Jas. | Mee, Dvr. Maurice | Smith, Gnr. Sam. | Walters, Air Mech. J. W. |
| † Barber 2nd Airman J. | Haslam, Pte. John | Mee, Pte. Clement | Smith, Spr. Hy. V. | Woolley, Pte. John I. | |
| Bollington, Pte. Alf | † Else, Capt. Wm. E | Haslam, Spr. Wilfred | Maes, Frank | Smith, Pte. Hbt. | ✦ Wilkinson, Pte. Dan |
| Bollington, Dvr. Geo | England, 2nd Lieut. J. H. | Haslam, Pte. Roy | Smith, Fred | Wood, Pte. John T. | |
| Bollington, Pte. W. H. | England, Pte. Wm. | Henson, 2nd Stkr. N. | Needham, Pte. Jim | Smith, Gnr. L. H. | Wyles, Cadet George |
| Bollington, Pte. E. | Earnshaw, Gnr. Chas. | Henson, Pte. Frank | Nowell, Pioneer Ernt. | Smith, Pte. Hbt. | Whawell. Pte. James |
| Bollington, Pte. Herbert | Else, Pte. Chas. G. | Henson, Pte. Geo. | Newton, Pte. Norman | † Smith, Pte. Thos M.M. | Yates, Pte. George |
| Bollington, Pte. Stev. | Else, Dvr. John W. | Heappey, Pte. Andrew | Shipston, Pte. Geo. | Yates, Pte. John | |
| Bollington, Pte. John | Else, Seaman Gnr. F. | Heappey, Spr. Jesse | Parkin, Cpl. Frank | Shipston, Pte. Thos. | |
| Bollington, Pte. Neln. | Eperson, Pte. Edwin | Heappey, Pte. Lot | Perry, L.Cpl. Maurice | Sims, Pte. Hbt. | Booth, Pte. Cyril |
| Booth, Trooper Fredk. | Else, Gnr. Guy Victor | Heappey, Pte. E. | Parkin, Sgt. H. J. | Snow, Pte. Oscar | Withers, Lce.Cpl. Geo. |
| Bower, Pte. Oswald | Few, Sgt. Arthur | Housely, Pte. Wm. | Parkin, Spr. Geo. N. | Stanley, Spr. J. R. | Watts, Pte. Geo. E. |
| † Buckley, Dvr. Fred | Fern, Dvr. Fred | Houseley, Pte, G. N. | Patilla, Spr. Geo | Stanley, Pte. Percy | Barber, Cpl. Wm |
| Barratt, Gnr. Jesse | Fox, Pte. Wm. | Heathcote, Pte. J.W. | Patilla, Pte. Fred | Storer, Tpr. Hiram | Woolley, Pte. W. |
| Bingham, Pte. J. | Fox, Cyclist F. | Hinds, Gnr. Hy. G. | Peach, Pte. Bryan F. | Storer, Tpr. Matt. | |
| † Bingham, Dvr. Jas | Fritchley, Pte. J. K. | Hodgkins, Pte. Matt. | Perry, Gnr. Arthur | Storer, Pioneer, Chas. | |
| Bates, Gnr. Hy. | † Frost, Cpl. William | Howitt, Spr. Geo | Perry, Pte. Charles | Stewardson, Gnr. (RN) R. | |
| Beardow, Spr. Sam | Flint, Tpr. J. B. | Hopkinson, Pte. Thos. | † Perry, Pte. George | † Stevenson, Pte. Robt. | |
| Flint, Pte. Stanley |
Reference
Officers shewn in RED
N.C.O.s shewn in BLUE
† Fallen in Action
† Died of Wounds
† Died in Hospital
✦ Wounded
NB The abbreviations used on the original chart are idiosyncratic and variable!
Pte. Private
Spr. Sapper
Gnr. Gunner
Tpr. Trooper
Dvr. Driver
Sgnlr. Signaller
Bomdr. Bombadier
Tel. Telegrapher
Stkr. Stoker
A.B. Able Seaman
BIOGRAPHIES OF THE MEN ON THE ROLL OF HONOUR
BIOGRAPHIES OF THE MEN WHO DIED IN WW2
Help Needed
If any of your family are on the Roll of Honour, or who are the gate plaques, please let us have a few words about them so that they are "more than a name". It is hoped to produce a brief biography of these Crich men who served, and in some cases died, for their Country.
Contact editor@cacn.org.co.uk with your contribution